Ironing board



June' 22, 1943. 15;., -REINHART 2,322,392

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l Inventor Header-e J/Pezn/lari .i BJ' @uw @xbm Attorney Patented `lune 22, 1943 .UNITED STATES vPATIENT orgies 3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing boards of a type used by tailors and dry cleaners, such boards usually being provided with a cover and padding which becomes saturated with moisture from the steam used in pressing the garments so as to require frequent changing of the cover and padding. It is an object of the present invention to'provide an ironing board embodying drain means to remove the moisture from the cover and padding and thus eliminate the necessity of changing the same.

A further object is to provide an ironing board of simple and practical construction, which is efcient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise Well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure 1 is a top plan View of the ironing board with the cover partly removed.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan View showing the drain pan cover in open position.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view.

Figures 4 and 5 are fragmentary sectional views taken substantially on the lines 4 4 and 5--5 of Figure 1 and Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of a modified support for the screen cover of the ironing board.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 5 designates the bottom portion of the ironing board, which may -be constructed of Wood or other suitable material and in the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive this board is provided on` its upper surface with a corrugated sheet of metal 6 having its corrugations running longitudinally of the board. The sides and one end of the corrugations are closed by a strip 'I secured to the sides of the board by fasteners 8, the other end of the corrugations being open and the corrugated sheet inclines downwardly slightly toward said open end.

On top of the ridges of the corrugated sheet 6 is secured a screening 9 `by means of a marginal strip I0 soldered or otherwise secured in position to the upper edge of the strip l. The cover or padding II is then placed on the screening and secured to the board in any suitable manner.

A drain pan I2 has one edge connected to the open end of the corrugated sheet 6, the pan preferably being of a shape as shown in Figures'l-B inclusive and is provided with a cover I3 hinged as at I4 to the outer edge of the pan. The cover I3 is substantially flush with the ironing surface of the board to provide a rest for the iron.

The drain pan is inclined toward its outer edge and is provided adjacent said edge with a drain pipe I5 beneath which a receptacle (not shown)` may be placed for catching the water passing through the pan from the ironing board.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 6, the corrugated sheet is omitted and moisture passing through the screen I6 is deposited directly onto the upper surface of the board I I and drained therefrom into the pan as heretofore explained. The screen is supported against sagging by posts I8 rising at frequent intervals from the board.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that moisture from the garments while being pressed will pass through the cover II and screen 9 and drain into the pan I2 for suitable disposal and the cover thus will be kept free from excessive moisture.

It is believed the details of construction, operation and manner of use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing Without further detailed explanation.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is l. An ironing board comprising an elongated at rigid member, a foraminous press member, means for supporting the press member in spaced relation above the rigid member, a drain pan projecting from one end of the rigid member and adapted to receive moisture passing through the press member from a garment placed thereon, a cover for the pan substantially co-planar with the press member to form an iron stand at the end of the board, and a drain pipe attached to the pan.

2. An ironing board comprising an elongated at rigid member, a rigid corrugated sheet positioned on the upper surface 'of the member, a screen supported on the corrugated sheet, a drain pan connected to one end of the corrugated sheet and projecting from end thereof, and a cover for the pan substantially coplanar with the screen to form an iron stand at said end of the member.

3. An ironing board comprising an elongated flat rigid member, a reticulated press member, posts supporting the press member in spaced relation above the rigid member, and a drain member connected to the rigid member and including a pan extending horizontally from one end of the rigid member and having a top substantially coplanar with the press member to form an iron stand at said end of the rigid member.

THEODORE J. REINHART. 

